A woman has been arrested in connection with reported burglaries in North Dorset. It is reported that the first incident happened at around 2.55am on Saturday 21st January 2017 at WHSmith on High Street in Shaftesbury when a black Ford Focus estate was driven into the front door of the building forcing the doors to open. A quantity of cash and a charity box was stolen.

The second incident was a reported attempt burglary which took place sometime between 11.40pm and 11.55pm on Saturday 21st January 2017 at WHSmith on Cheap Street in Sherborne where a man allegedly tried to force open the doors of the shop using a bent strip of metal. Nothing was stolen.

A 39-year-old woman of no fixed abode has been arrested on suspicion of burglary offences and has been released under investigation.